Pollution
PERSPECTIVES: Breaking down the “Treaty of the High Seas”
On March 4, the UN agreed on the draft text for an international treaty to ensure countries conserve and sustainably...
The role NGOs play in Suriname’s e-waste management
In recent years, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have played a noticeable role in efforts to promote more sustainable electronic waste (e-waste)...
Acting sooner rather than later may save some mangrove ecosystems in T&T?
A strip of mangrove ecosystem situated in north-west Trinidad, (West Indies) occasionally filters plastic waste coming from the Diego Martin...
Rotting Sargassum Seaweed Overwhelms Tobago Mangroves
A light but putrid breeze creeping through the mangrove forest of the Petit-Trou Lagoon set the scene for an early morning...
How a New Standard for Product Packaging in Trinidad and Tobago Can Help Save the Planet
Most adults would fondly remember watching the animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers while growing up. The show revolved around...
Irresponsible Quarrying Threatens Our Water Supply
When next you drink water, check the source! Water is a Good Servant but a Bad Master. When I was...
EMA Advances New Rules For Monitoring Noise Pollution
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) is seeking to amend the Noise Pollution Control Rules, 2001 (NPCR) legislation to allow their agency to address noise pollution complaints more efficiently. ...
FSO Nabarima Not Yet Reinspected By T&T Despite Official Recommendation
Trinidad and Tobago officials have not yet reinspected the FSO Nabarima despite their own recommendation in October, 2020, that a...
Acono Says No To Quarry Operator Targeting Maracas Valley’s Last Untouched Watershed
Frustrations are at an all-time-high in the village of Acono where residents say they have exhausted almost every avenue available...
Nabarima Stable According To First Non-Venezuelan-Led Inspection
A three-person team sent by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) to inspect the FSO Nabarima has determined the...
